INDEPENDENCE
Everyone says independent. Here's the test.
Most fire safety providers call themselves independent. Then they sell you the very work they just recommended. Real independence means having nothing to gain from the answer. That's the line we hold.
THE CONFLICT
The conflict nobody mentions
When the company assessing your building also profits from the remedy, the assessment is never truly neutral. It can't be. Every survey becomes a potential sale, every "recommendation" a quote in waiting.
It's rarely dishonest. It's just how incentives work. A contractor with a fire door division finds fire door problems. A company that fits sprinklers tends to recommend sprinklers. The advice bends towards the work, because the work is where the money is.
You're left unable to tell what your building genuinely needs from what someone needs to sell.
A WORKED EXAMPLE
The same door, two answers
A contractor with a works arm
Sees a sale
Rip it out. Fit a new certified door set. Several hundred pounds a door, across the whole block. The recommendation points straight at the work they profit from.
High cost, every doorOmniFire
Asks what's required
What does the legislation actually demand, and can this door be brought up to standard by repair rather than replacement? Often it can, at a fraction of the cost. In one case, this took an £80k quote, down to £14k.
Repaired where it can beThat judgement starts with knowing what the law actually demands, and what's only guidance. See how law, guidance and standards stack up.
OUR COMMITMENT
What independence means at OmniFire
No works arm
We carry out none of the physical work we recommend. None of it.
No commissions
We take no payment from any contractor, supplier or manufacturer. Ever.
No referral fees
When we point you to a specialist, it's because they're right for the job.
Get advice with no agenda.
Tell us about your buildings. We'll tell you what they actually need.